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Video Review: Move Yourself by Something Relevant

Something Relevant has a history of doing really fun videos and the video for Move Yourself is no exception. Shot exclusively on their multi-city tour, it features not only shots of their live performances but also the random and comical … READ MORE >>

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Bandstand Revival's gig on 20th April postponed

Owing to issues that organisers do not wish to reveal, the show scheduled on 20th April for The Revival of the Bandstand Culture Festival 2013 has been postponed. The gig was to take place at the Horniman Circle gardens, featuring … READ MORE >>

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How Big A Deal Is Crowdfunding In India?

You don’t need to be rich. You don’t need investors. You don’t need sponsors. All you need is an excellent idea and the means to put it out there, and the community will help make it happen.This is the essential … READ MORE >>

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A ‘grateful’ tribute to the world’s best jam band, today at blueFROG, Mumbai

Formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay area, Grateful Dead was one of the world’s best jam bands known for its improvisational music which was an eclectic mix of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and … READ MORE >>

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Romancing Rock

Divya Naik traces the evolution of the Mumbai edition of Hard Rock Cafe Liberalization brought with it brought in cultural transformations and gradually, with time; many sub cultures started mushrooming in the metros. It brought Roger Waters to Mumbai. It … READ MORE >>

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Fireflies Festival 2012 on 19 February, Bengaluru

The Fireflies Festival of Music is a cultural experience where musicians from all over India and the world come and find a stage set under a banyan tree in an open air amphitheater, adjacent to a lake and away from … READ MORE >>

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We are already swinging to the Blues – Are you?

The Mahindra Blues Festival 2012 is back – bigger and better. With Buddy Guy headlining all over again, everyone has a  reason to smile for sure. An initiative or Oranjuice Entertainment, this is the third edition of the festival with … READ MORE >>

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Something Relevant, Bflat, 18 Feb 2012

Something Relevant is one of Mumbai’s most colourful bands, peppered with immense and varied young talent. Boasting an impressive line up that includes trumpet, piano/keyboards, tenor saxophone, electric bass, electric guitar, congas, percussion, drums and vocals this band has already gathered momentum with a … READ MORE >>

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Rock for a Cause with Fire on Dawson’s in Mumbai

Rock For A Cause are a group of young individuals determined to make a social change in India through the power of Music. It is a Mumbai-based Non-Profit Youth Organization that hosts charity concerts and events across India. Rock for a … READ MORE >>

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Will it rock again?

  The Maharashtra government plans to resurrect Rang Bhavan, but as an indoor venue for staging Marathi plays. Divya Naik finds out more Reams have been written and eulogies sung in the last decade over the abrupt demise of that … READ MORE >>

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Dharavi Rocks concert to take place on 21st Dec

Dharavi Rocks is a joint educational project between blueFROG and Acorn Foundation, an NGO working for the welfare of slum children and waste collectors/ragpickers. The first music workshop with the kids was by The Boxettes and Droolian in April 2010 … READ MORE >>

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Livewire 2011 gets bigger and better

Livewire, India’s biggest semi-professional music band competition, is the ultimate launchpad for semi pro bands who are looking to make it big in the world of music. Hundreds of bands from various parts of the country and across several genres of … READ MORE >>

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Ray ban’s ‘Never Hide Sounds’ chooses top five bands

  Giving stage to emerging sounds, the Ray Ban Never Hide Sounds’ five-month long band hunt campaign came to an end. Consisting of a pre-selected jury of musicians like Suraj Jagan, Luke Kenny, Shibani Kashyap, Anaida and more alongside popular … READ MORE >>

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The REVIVAL Concludes

Divya Naik spent time at the nale of the Revival of the Bandstand Culture in Mumbai recently and loved every minute     After acts spanning almost eight weeks, the extravaganza that was the Revival of the Bandstand Culture came … READ MORE >>

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